We visited Dobbiaco, Italy with Kelly, Andrea and Josh on the weekend of St. Nicolas Day, December 6. Ellen and I have enjoyed staying here many times and wanted to visit during the holidays. They have local traditions we wanted to witness, and they also had new snow, so we could take Kelly and Andrea skiiing. Dobbiaco is in the midst of the Italian Dolomites, and the new snow made the views spectacular. A recent snowfall made everything snow-bedecked like postcards. Though in Italy, the area is ethnically German. Ten kilometers to the south lies a very Italian Cortina d'Ampezzo, a resort of world renown. We drove a circular route through the Dolomites to Cortina and back, and the mountains were in their full glory, another spectacular view at other turn. We rented skis and Ellen and I took turns tutoring Andrea and Kelly on cross-country skis while Josh got towed around on a sled. He loved the snow, but eventually wore out, slumping over on the sled. We also celebrated Ellen's birthday, and also watched the village Krampus procession, a Tirolean tradition (see another post).See FLICKR for more photos.
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We visited Dobbiaco, Italy with Kelly, Andrea and Josh on the weekend of St. Nicolas Day, December 6. Ellen and I have enjoyed staying here many times and wanted to visit during the holidays. They have local traditions we wanted to witness, and they also had new snow, so we could take Kelly and Andrea skiiing. Dobbiaco is in the midst of the Italian Dolomites, and the new snow made the views spectacular. A recent snowfall made everything snow-bedecked like postcards. Though in Italy, the area is ethnically German. Ten kilometers to the south lies a very Italian Cortina d'Ampezzo, a resort of world renown. We drove a circular route through the Dolomites to Cortina and back, and the mountains were in their full glory, another spectacular view at other turn. We rented skis and Ellen and I took turns tutoring Andrea and Kelly on cross-country skis while Josh got towed around on a sled. He loved the snow, but eventually wore out, slumping over on the sled. We also celebrated Ellen's birthday, and also watched the village Krampus procession, a Tirolean tradition (see another post).See FLICKR for more photos.http://www.flickr.com/photos/24327800@N05/
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